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Re: Thinking about Cocoa Beach 2021 . . .

Unfortunately there are more that we will miss as well. Schuyler I'm afraid we are getting old and losing friends. fenton On Mon, Jan 4, 2021 at 7:17 PM Schuyler Larrabee via groups.io

By O Fenton Wells · #180785 ·

Re: Thinking about Cocoa Beach 2021 . . .

Miss him, Yes. As will we all. Chuck Peck On Mon, Jan 4, 2021 at 7:17 PM Schuyler Larrabee via groups.io <schuyler.larrabee@...> wrote:

By Charles Peck · #180784 ·

Thinking about Cocoa Beach 2021 . . .

I love going to Cocoa Beach, attending Prototype Rails, and seeing many of you. There’s such great fellowship and encouragement and inspiration to model more and model better. There’s a couple

By Schuyler Larrabee · #180783 ·

Re: Photo: Installing A New Deck On A Flat Car (Undated)

Interesting to see some of the end details of the boxcar next in line. Obviously this is a repair track, so it isn't all that shocking to see that the placard boards on the end are completely gone

By Brent Greer · #180782 ·

Photo: N&W Gondola 101078 (1950)

Nice B-end view of a later GKd rebuild (the earlier rebuilds had Murphy-style ends). David Thompson

By David · #180781 ·

Re: Photo: N&W Boxcar 47302 (1949)

Bob Chaparro wrote: And how about that "Buy War Bonds" Santa Fe box car!! Tony Thompson tony@...

By Tony Thompson · #180780 ·

Photo: Installing A New Deck On A Flat Car (Undated)

Photo: Installing A New Deck On A Flat Car (Undated) A photo from the Norfolk Southern Corporation: https://tinyurl.com/y23gckno Click on the photo to enlarge it. Looks like the planks with

By Bob Chaparro · #180779 ·

Photo: N&W Boxcar 47302 (1949)

Photo: N&W Boxcar 47302 (1949) A photo from the Norfolk Southern Corporation: https://tinyurl.com/y6h64v4x Click on the photo to enlarge it. Description: "...a Norfolk & Western train made a stop

By Bob Chaparro · #180778 ·

Re: More Re: New year - new eBay listings

To up my game, how do you do the tack board detritus? Bob Allan

By Robert Allan · #180777 ·

Re: NP 5418

I'll second Mr Thompson. Turpentine tends to eat most varieties of plastic. Again, ask me how I know..

By Drew Bunn · #180776 ·

Re: NP 5418

Tim O'Connor wrote: YES! YES! I recommend people NOT put turpentine on models until they know it is compatible with the previous finish. Don't ask how I know to say this. Tony Thompson tony@...

By Tony Thompson · #180775 ·

Re: Atlas Swift 4-hinge reefer

RE: Cudahy 5557 What type of trucks are under this car? Thanks. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

By Bob Chaparro · #180774 ·

Re: NP 5418

Hi RJ, you’re achieving nice results, so what follows may not apply to what you are doing. But my recent experience with turpentine and oils used for weathering washes was paint on two models

By Robert kirkham · #180773 ·

Re: NP 5418

Tim, Turpentine, or the odorless alternative, Turpenol, are effective on all artist's oil paints, regardless of brand. It is not an appropriate solvent for other types of paint. Regards, Bruce

By Bruce Smith · #180772 ·

Re: More Re: New year - new eBay listings

Days to go, Tim, days to go . . . Schuyler

By Schuyler Larrabee · #180771 ·

Re: NP 5418

Turpentine? Does it matter what brand of paint this is applied to? On 1/4/2021 11:53 AM, radiodial868 wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

By Tim O'Connor · #180770 ·

Re: More Re: New year - new eBay listings

Clark It seems like sales were much stronger before Christmas! $200+ in December but just $45 in January? :-( On 1/4/2021 12:20 PM, Clark Propst

By Tim O'Connor · #180769 ·

Re: T-Section Trucks

On Mon, Jan 4, 2021 at 03:31 AM, greg snook wrote: RJ, I love the weathering on the deck of your flat car. Could you please share your methods for that? I have one Owl Mountain flat car awaiting

By radiodial868 · #180768 ·

Re: [Non-DoD Source] Re: [RealSTMFC] Charging Ladles on flat cars

Tim & Group; I just love that pic for so many reasons. The “SPOUT” lettering is probably for the crew welding the ladle together. The ones face down further down are teeming ladles for

By Gatwood, Elden J SAD · #180767 ·

Re: Photo: N&W Gondola 101078 (1950)

Lots of interesting chalk marks on that one. "No good for ingots" is different. Scott McDonald

By Scott · #180766 ·

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